The industrial sector of pressure equipment covers consumer products such as fire extinguishers and pressure cookers, as well as huge and complex industrial installations or boilers in power plants. The gas appliances sector concerns mainly common consumer and commercial products burning gaseous fuels used for cooking, heating, hot water production, refrigeration, lighting and washing.

Latest news

• 24/04/2012

  Mission Growth: Europe at the Lead of the New Industrial Revolution

• 23/04/2012

  New lists of standards for electromagnetic compatibility, pressure equipment/vessels, and radio/telecom terminal equipment

• 12/04/2012

  Harmonised standards for pressure equipment

Upcoming events

• 29/05/2012 > 29/05/2012

  Brussels

  Register now! Conference "Mission Growth: Europe at the Lead of the New Industrial Revolution"

Latest publications

• 23/04/2012

  EU Innovation push in raw materials

• 30/03/2012

  Your gateway to EU funding

• 08/03/2012

  EU's strengths and weaknesses in terms of innovation

Latest contracts and grants

• Deadline: 30/09/2013

  Expert evaluators for Intelligent Energy Europe

• Deadline: 30/06/2014

  Economist Visitors Programme to support the work of the Competitiveness Report (2011-2014)

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Key content

• Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)

• Simple Pressure Vessels Directive (SPVD)

• Gas Appliances Directive (GAD)

• Aerosol Dispensers Directive (ADD)